Comments for the name Renée

A famous bearer of this name is the American actress Renee Zellweger (born April 25, 1969 as Renee Kathleen Zellweger). She won the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2003 for her part in the award-winning movie "Cold Mountain." She also starred in "Bridget Jones Diary", "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason", "Chicago", "Cinderella Man", and was a voice in the movie "Shark Tale". She also recently married Kenny Chesney.

Also in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga, Bella's and Edward's daughter's name is a fused form of Renee (Bella's mother) and Esme (Edward's mother-figure). The daughter's name was Reneesme, I guess pronounced ren-EZ-meh.

Another famous bearer is Renée Fleming (born 1959), a famous American opera singer. She is a soprano and performs in a wide variety of languages. She was also featured in a few of Howard Shore's pieces that were composed for the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

-- Anonymous User 7/11/2009

Renee Walker is a character on the show "24", played by Annie Wersching.